First announced show at Dark River Festival in July
AMORAL, one of the leading technical death metal bands of the early 2000s in Finland will reunite for a handful of shows next summer to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second album “Decrowning.” These will be AMORAL‘s first shows together since disbanding in 2017.
Released in 2005, “Decrowning“ is considered by many as the crown jewel of the band’s discography. “Decrowning“ saw the band take a huge leap in both technical as well as songwriting skills after their promising debut a year earlier.
“Our drive was quite something during that time,” guitarist Ben Varon remembers. “The band was pretty much our whole life, and the amount of practicing we were doing was intense, to say the least. We really wanted to show the world what we were all about, and to find our own place in the metal scene. Whereas on the debut I can still hear clearly the influences behind every riff, I feel like on Decrowning we were starting to find our own sound and writing more unique material.”
Amoral went on to expand its musical styles in multiple directions in the following years and with multiple lineups, but next summer’s special shows are all about the early, death metal AMORAL, performed by Varon, Niko Kalliojärvi (vocals), Silver Ots (guitar) and Erkki Silvennoinen (bass), who all played on “Decrowning“ back in the day.
“It’s so great to get to play some Techno-Thrash (as we like to call our style back then) again,” guitarist Silver Ots says. “‘Decrowning’ has been a benchmark in my musical career, and it has become clear during these 20 years how much the album has meant to quite a few people. Decrowning helped crystallize our vision, and pointed us towards many a great adventure. We played a lot of shows in support of that album, and our reputation as a ferocious live band will be put to test next summer!”
Singer Niko Kalliojärvi might put it best when summing up next summer’s plans:
“What a unique chance for both the band and the audience to let off some steam and headbang the dust off those darkest corners of the skull. I’m ready!”
Dark River Festival – held in Kotka, Finland in July – is the first announced show for next summer, with more dates to be announced soon.
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